| Before I begin...I am a Post Viral
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| | visit: SIDE NOTE ------Having said that,
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| Fatigue Syndrome / Chronic Fatigue
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| | one of the most common side effects of St
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| Syndrome sufferer myself but I am not
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| | John's Wort is fatigue, which is
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| medically trained! I am merely passing on
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| | obviously relevant when you suffer from
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| to you, things I have read and learnt
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| | ME/CFS! So if you do try St John's Wort,
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| which may interest you. I am not a
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| | keep an eye on your energy levels. If
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| 'health expert', so please - if you come
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| | they plummet even further, it may be a
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| across anything in this article that you
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| | sign to rethink whether you should be
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| find interesting, do a little research on
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| | taking it or not.What's more, St John's
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| it yourself and contact your doctor or
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| | Wort **has** been found to interfere with
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| health professional about it before
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| | some prescription medicines. Studies
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| taking any advice from this
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| | published in the Lancet and the British
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| article.Depression, anxiety and sleep
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| | Medical Journal have shown that St John's
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| disorders can all be symptoms of ME
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| | Wort speeds up the breakdown of medicines
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Whereas some ME
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| | in the body, leading to lower levels of
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| CFS sufferers may never experience
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| | the drugs in the blood. So if you're
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| depression and anxiety as symptoms of
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| | taking other medication or supplements of
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| their ME/CFS, others unfortunately do.For
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| | any kind, that's another factor for you
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| example, according to Dr Shepherd in his
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| | and your doctor to consider before taking
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| book 'Living With ME', true clinical
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| | St Johns Wort.------ SIDE NOTE ------
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| depression probably affects between
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| | There are other side effects and dangers
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| 25-33% of ME/CFS sufferers at some
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| | of St Johns Wort. You can find out more
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| stage.Many ME/CFS sufferers are
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| | about some of these on this page: SIDE
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| prescribed antidepressants to help them
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| | NOTE ------As with taking any new
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| sleep and to ease their fatigue (even if
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| | substance for the first time, the best
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| they are not depressed). But although
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| | thing you can do is to approach St Johns
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| prescribed antidepressants do help
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| | Wort with caution.In essence, you should
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| **some** ME/CFS sufferers, others find
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| | **not** take St John's Wort until you
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| that they experience bad side-effects.St
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| | have checked with your doctor that it is
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| Johns Wort (also known as Hypericum
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| | safe to do so. It's also often advised to
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| perforatum) is an interesting natural
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| | start slowly with a low dosage.Although
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| alternative to prescription
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| | sometimes it gets remarkable results,
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| antidepressants.Many medics seem to say
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| | sometimes St John's Wort does nothing. It
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| that it has far fewer side effects, yet
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| | really is down to the individual. But
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| it apparently works just as effectively
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| | research suggests that you do need to
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| as common SSRI antidepressants such as
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| | take St John's Wort for a number of weeks
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| Prozac, Paxil/Seroxat and Zoloft. In
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| | in order for it to work.Bottom
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| fact, according to Dr Charles Shepherd in
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| | line?Always, ALWAYS check with your
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| his book 'Living With M.E.' (mentioned
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| | doctor first before taking St Johns Wort.
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| above), St John's Wort seems to have a
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| | And if you do decide to take it, keep an
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| lower incidence of side effects (around
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| | eye on your energy levels. If your
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| 20%) - much lower than that seen with
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| | fatigue worsens noticeably, then just be
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| conventional antidepressant drugs (around
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| | aware that it might be the St Johns Wort
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| 60%).----- SIDE NOTE ------
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| | that's causing it.And if you do decide to
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| For more information about the 'darker
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| | try St Johns Wort, remember that research
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| side' of SSRI antidepressants visit:
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| | shows that you need to take St Johns Wort
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| SIDE NOTE ------With a 2,400 year history
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| | for a few weeks in order for it to start
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| of safe and effective use, the use of St
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| | working.-----Copyright, Claire Williams,
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| Johns Wort has risen dramatically
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| | 2003-2005. All Rights Reserved.-------**
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| recently, especially in Britain. And in
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| | Publication Guidelines **The article
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| Germany, they apparently use St Johns
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| | above may be freely reproduced provided
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| Wort a lot to treat depression, anxiety
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| | that:(1) you only mail to a 100% opt-in
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| and sleep disorders, all of which, as
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| | list; (2) ALL links areLIVE hyperlinks
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| mentioned earlier, can be symptoms of ME
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| | (3) the article is published in its
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| CFS.St John's Wort has both anti-viral
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| | entiretyincluding the title, copyright
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| and anti-depressive properties and has
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| | notice, & the author'sbio & resource box
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| been used by Europeans for centuries as a
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| | (which must be placed directly belowthe
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| remedy for:- sleep
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| | article).-----Claire Williams is editor
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| - depression
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| | of sleepydust.net and has suffered from
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| - anxiety
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| | Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome since
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| - PMS
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| | 1995.She created sleepydust.net to help
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| - menstrual cramps
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| | ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and
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| - menopausal stress
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| | Fibromyalgia sufferers deal with their
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| - irritability
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| | condition - from handling their money
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| - neuralgia
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| | worries, to recovering from their
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| - tension------ SIDE NOTE ------
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| | illness.
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| To find out how St Johns Wort works
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